SHERRALL Y. GADDIST
Experienced Pharmacy Professional
Winston Salem,NC
Summary
HEALTH SERVICE PROFESSIONAL - - Seeking a challenging, rewarding position within a solid, progressive organization that best uses my experience and training, with opportunity for personal and professional development. Dynamic peer leader, who conceptualizes, absorbs and acts on information with ease. Job targets: physicians’ office, hospital setting, pharmacy, health care institution, etc. HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS: Accomplished and certified Pharmacy Technician with over 23 years of experience in retail and acute hospital pharmacy environments for major national chains. Practiced at offering medications to patients, offering information to patients and communicating with healthcare professionals. Knowledgeable about FDA drug safety guidelines, prescription interactions and pharmacy law. Veteran Pharmacy Technician with expertise in all facets of pharmacy operations and proven record of success in expeditiously filling prescription orders.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANT
Hammes Staffing - Metal Trades Inc.
Younges Island, South Carolina
07.2005 - 12.2005
- Liaison between the organization, employees and benefit vendors.
- Assisted with the new hire application process, processed payroll and performed HR file audits.
- Improved productivity initiatives while coordinating itineraries and scheduling appointments.
- Performed various administrative functions, including filing paperwork, delivering mail, sorting mail, office cleaning and bookkeeping.
- Screened applicant resumes and coordinated both phone and in-person interviews.
- Organized new employee orientation schedules for all new hires.
- Created and completed personnel action forms for all hires, terminations, title changes and terminations.
- Managed employee exit interviews and paperwork.
- Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process.
- Posted positions through approved recruitment channels.
Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
Shertech Pharmacy
Kernersville, NC
01.2011 - 03.2011
- Responsibilities would including prescription order entry, unit dose drawing, radiopharmaceutical QC, Equipment QC, DOT packaging and shipment, radiation safety duties and courier dispatching.
- Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Processed incoming drug orders.
Account Specialist II
Coastal Staffing - Bees Ferry Landfill
Charleston, SC
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Enter data based on starting weight of loaded vehicles on the scale.
- Captured residential loads onto spreadsheets by monthly visits.
- Charged and bill contractors for their disposals.
- Obtained pricing deals, negotiated contracts and solidified beneficial agreements.
- Proactively managed client correspondence and recorded all tracking and communications.
- Reviewed account activity to assess financial status and evaluate discrepancies.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN II – MEDICATION LISTING ASSISTANT
Novant Health/Forsyth Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC
10.2007 - Current
- Responsible for providing technical assistance and support to pharmacist in distributing medications to patients that require acute care.
- Effectively troubleshoot pyxis issues and pharmogistics.
- Triage phone calls from nursing staff and cross-trained new hires.
- Specialty areas trained: Narcotics, IV/Chemo Trained, Baxa Compounder (TPN), Medication Listing.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired medications, damaged or recalled drug products.
- Accurately pulled medications for Pyxis replenishment and delivered to various patient care areas.
- Filled anesthesia kits and hospital crash cart medication trays.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Monitored inventory levels to inform pharmacists of shortages and facilitate resupply.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
Medication Access Specialist - Dermatology Service
Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem, NC
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Answer calls from pharmacies, insurance companies and patients using exemplary customer service skills.
- Accurately enter required information (non-clinical and structured clinical data) into computer database.
- Review structured clinical data matching it against specified medical terms and diagnoses or procedure codes.
- Maintained patient confidentiality as defined by state, federal and company regulations.
- Establish effective rapport with other employees, professional support service staff, patients, and physicians.
- Troubleshoot on researching cost effective medications for patients.
- Informed pharmacies of approvals or denials of medications insurance coverage.
- Multitask daily issues and solve them as efficiently as possible.
- Provide a positive working environment between nursing, pharmacy, and patients.
- Provide leadership when needed to help analyze and solve daily issues.
RECEPTIONIST
Allens Bus Lines
Smoaks, SC
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Managed appointments for trip bookings.
- Gave estimates on trips and recordkeeping of deposits.
- Oversee of active and inactive customers on spreadsheets.
- Answer multi-line phone system.
- Resolved customer problems and complaints.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center/CMOP
Charleston, SC
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Label and manually filled prescriptions through the outpatient mail service division for veterans throughout the United States.
- Operated and oversee an industrial compounding machine that prepackaged drugs into smaller quantities by day supply.
- Restock drugs into various locations and monitor Baker cells for refilling.
- Lead the Operation of an A-Frame machine that required six technicians to operate the dispensing of multiple different medications.
- Instructed packers on duties of unpackaging bulk medication.
- Stocked, labeled and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
Summerville, SC
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Processed incoming drug orders.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Reviewed and verified customer information and insurance provider information.
Medication Reconciliation Technician
Iredell Memorial Hospital
Statesville, North Carolina
02.2020 - Current
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Obtained updated contact information from all subjects and verified data for accuracy.
- Explained questions in better detail for interviewees to allow truthful answers.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
South University
Savannah, GA 06.2008 - 06.2008
BACHELOR OF ARTS - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
University of South Carolina - Beaufort
Okatie, SC 08.2000 - 06.2003
Skills
Talent management
Accomplishments
- CERTIFICATIONS:
- PTCB
- Medication History
- Medication Therapy Management
Work Availability
monday
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saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Certification
PTCB - CPhT-Certified Pharmacy Technician
Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Medication Reconciliation Technician
Iredell Memorial Hospital
02.2020 - Current
Medication Access Specialist - Dermatology Service
Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2017
Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
Shertech Pharmacy
01.2011 - 03.2011
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
South University
06.2008 - 06.2008
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN II – MEDICATION LISTING ASSISTANT
Novant Health/Forsyth Medical Center
10.2007 - Current
Account Specialist II
Coastal Staffing - Bees Ferry Landfill
01.2007 - 09.2007
HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANT
Hammes Staffing - Metal Trades Inc.
07.2005 - 12.2005
RECEPTIONIST
Allens Bus Lines
01.2004 - 01.2006
BACHELOR OF ARTS - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
University of South Carolina - Beaufort
08.2000 - 06.2003
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center/CMOP
01.2000 - 01.2005
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
01.1999 - 01.2000
PTCB - CPhT-Certified Pharmacy Technician
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